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USS Cullman

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23: 56: 467: 441:, the giant operation tasked with bringing returning servicemen home to the United States for discharge. She embarked homeward-bound servicemen at Manila for San Francisco, arriving 16 December 1945. She made a second voyage to Okinawa between 10 January and 15 February 1946. 837: 832: 520: 22: 801: 827: 513: 477: 822: 785: 210: 506: 482: 847: 842: 259: 776: 529: 296: 162: 379:, arriving shortly after the end of hostilities on 20 August. She loaded occupation troops, landed her army passengers at 453: 683: 333: 81: 739: 648: 438: 321: 40: 760: 725: 676: 669: 655: 634: 627: 613: 266: 410:, China, for the reoccupation of northern China between 30 September and 6 October. Sailing by way of 252: 753: 732: 704: 690: 599: 592: 543: 355:
29 March and operated in training and inter-island transport duties until 6 July when she sailed for
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then returned to San Francisco where she was decommissioned on 22 May 1946 and transferred to the
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contract; transferred to the navy 24 January 1945; and commissioned the next day.
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turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
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30 June 1946 for disposal. She was sold for scrap in August 1965.
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
39:, late 1945 or early 1946, bringing home troops in 833:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States 426:in two voyages from 24 October to 21 November. 514: 309:from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1965. 8: 478:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 521: 507: 499: 472:This article incorporates text from the 328:. She was launched 17 November 1944 by 383:from 2 to 4 September, and arrived at 17: 282:hull No. ?, hull type S4-SE2-BD1 52: 7: 828:Transports of the United States Navy 14: 414:, she lifted Chinese troops from 465: 54: 21: 823:Gilliam-class attack transports 225:(31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) 391:Transporting occupation troops 359:. Embarking troops and cargo, 1: 481:. The entry can be found 178:4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) 363:sailed 20 July for calls at 454:War Shipping Administration 149:Sold for scrap, August 1965 869: 848:Ships built in Los Angeles 797: 771: 539: 241:27 officers, 295 enlisted 233:47 officers, 802 enlisted 153: 47: 20: 533:-class attack transports 186:426 ft (130 m) 843:Cullman County, Alabama 334:Wilmington, Los Angeles 202:16 ft (4.9 m) 154:General characteristics 82:Cullman County, Alabama 439:Operation Magic Carpet 430:Operation Magic Carpet 255:dual-purpose gun mount 194:58 ft (18 m) 41:Operation Magic Carpet 305:that served with the 495:, Navsource Online. 398:made one voyage to 338:Maritime Commission 330:Consolidated Steel 320:was named after a 307:United States Navy 92:Consolidated Steel 810: 809: 787:Frederick Funston 286: 285: 109:Mrs. G. E. Kenyon 106:Sponsored by 33:San Francisco Bay 860: 523: 516: 509: 500: 469: 468: 303:attack transport 169:attack transport 101:17 November 1944 62: 59: 58: 57: 25: 18: 868: 867: 863: 862: 861: 859: 858: 857: 813: 812: 811: 806: 793: 767: 535: 527: 466: 462: 447: 445:Decommissioning 432: 393: 347:23 March 1945, 315: 125:25 January 1945 117:24 January 1944 60: 55: 53: 43: 12: 11: 5: 866: 864: 856: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 815: 814: 808: 807: 805: 804: 798: 795: 794: 792: 791: 782: 772: 769: 768: 766: 765: 758: 751: 744: 737: 730: 723: 716: 709: 702: 695: 688: 681: 674: 667: 660: 653: 646: 639: 632: 625: 618: 611: 604: 597: 590: 583: 576: 569: 562: 555: 548: 540: 537: 536: 528: 526: 525: 518: 511: 503: 497: 496: 487: 461: 458: 446: 443: 431: 428: 402:, then landed 392: 389: 371:on her way to 314: 311: 284: 283: 277: 273: 272: 271: 270: 263: 256: 247: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 231: 227: 226: 219: 215: 214: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 160: 159:Class and type 156: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 138:Identification 135: 134: 131: 130:Decommissioned 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 50: 49: 45: 44: 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 865: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 820: 818: 803: 800: 799: 796: 790: 788: 784:Followed by: 783: 781: 779: 775:Preceded by: 774: 773: 770: 764: 763: 759: 757: 756: 752: 750: 749: 745: 743: 742: 738: 736: 735: 731: 729: 728: 724: 722: 721: 717: 715: 714: 710: 708: 707: 703: 701: 700: 696: 694: 693: 689: 687: 686: 682: 680: 679: 675: 673: 672: 668: 666: 665: 661: 659: 658: 654: 652: 651: 647: 645: 644: 640: 638: 637: 633: 631: 630: 626: 624: 623: 619: 617: 616: 612: 610: 609: 605: 603: 602: 598: 596: 595: 591: 589: 588: 584: 582: 581: 577: 575: 574: 570: 568: 567: 563: 561: 560: 556: 554: 553: 549: 547: 546: 542: 541: 538: 534: 532: 524: 519: 517: 512: 510: 505: 504: 501: 494: 493: 488: 486: 484: 479: 476: 475: 474:public domain 464: 463: 459: 457: 455: 451: 444: 442: 440: 436: 429: 427: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 390: 388: 387:7 September. 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 345:San Francisco 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 312: 310: 308: 304: 301: 299: 294: 292: 281: 278: 275: 274: 268: 264: 261: 257: 254: 253:5"/38 caliber 250: 249: 248: 245: 244: 240: 237: 236: 232: 229: 228: 224: 220: 217: 216: 212: 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 197: 193: 190: 189: 185: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 165: 161: 158: 157: 152: 148: 145: 144: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 116: 113: 112: 108: 105: 104: 100: 97: 96: 93: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 73: 69: 66: 65: 61:United States 51: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 24: 19: 16: 786: 777: 761: 754: 747: 740: 733: 726: 719: 712: 705: 698: 691: 684: 677: 670: 663: 656: 649: 642: 635: 628: 621: 614: 607: 600: 593: 586: 579: 572: 565: 558: 551: 544: 530: 491: 480: 471: 449: 448: 437:then joined 434: 433: 395: 394: 373:Batangas Bay 360: 353:Pearl Harbor 348: 342: 317: 316: 297: 290: 288: 287: 265:10 x single 211:Westinghouse 175:Displacement 163: 122:Commissioned 71: 31:underway in 28: 15: 351:arrived at 133:22 May 1946 853:1944 ships 817:Categories 685:Crittenden 460:References 404:US Marines 343:Departing 336:, under a 269:gun mounts 207:Propulsion 37:California 741:Gasconade 650:Clarendon 416:Hong Kong 381:Tokyo Bay 357:San Diego 260:40 mm gun 258:4 x twin 762:Presidio 727:Fillmore 678:Crenshaw 671:Cortland 657:Cleburne 636:Carteret 629:Carlisle 615:Burleson 408:Taku Bar 365:Eniwetok 293:(APA-78) 246:Armament 230:Capacity 114:Acquired 98:Launched 78:Namesake 778:Windsor 755:Niagara 734:Garrard 706:Elkhart 692:Cullman 601:Briscoe 594:Bracken 580:Berrien 559:Audrain 552:Appling 545:Gilliam 531:Gilliam 492:Cullman 490:APA-78 450:Cullman 435:Cullman 424:Qingdao 396:Cullman 385:Okinawa 361:Cullman 349:Cullman 326:Alabama 318:Cullman 313:History 298:Gilliam 291:Cullman 164:Gilliam 88:Builder 72:Cullman 48:History 29:Cullman 748:Geneva 720:Fergus 713:Fallon 699:Dawson 664:Colusa 643:Catron 587:Bladen 573:Barrow 566:Banner 470:  412:Manila 369:Ulithi 322:county 300:-class 295:was a 262:mounts 183:Length 166:-class 141:APA-78 789:class 780:class 622:Butte 608:Brule 377:Luzon 276:Notes 267:20 mm 223:knots 221:16.9 218:Speed 199:Draft 483:here 422:and 420:Taku 400:Guam 367:and 289:USS 251:1 x 238:Crew 191:Beam 146:Fate 70:USS 67:Name 27:USS 418:to 406:at 332:at 324:in 280:MCV 819:: 375:, 35:, 522:e 515:t 508:v 485:.

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San Francisco Bay
California
Operation Magic Carpet
Cullman County, Alabama
Consolidated Steel
Gilliam-class
attack transport
Westinghouse
knots
5"/38 caliber
40 mm gun
20 mm
MCV
Gilliam-class
attack transport
United States Navy
county
Alabama
Consolidated Steel
Wilmington, Los Angeles
Maritime Commission
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Eniwetok
Ulithi
Batangas Bay
Luzon
Tokyo Bay

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